Does ICT Participate in Economic Convergence among Asian Countries: Evidence from Dynamic Panel Data Model

Openness, Growth, And Development: Evidence From A Panel Of East Asian Countries

Determinants of Healthcare Expenditure in Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Countries: Evidence from Panel Cointegration Tests

Background Over the last decade there has been an increase in healthcare expenditures while at the same time the inequity in distribution of resources has grown. These two issues have urged the researchers to review the determinants of healthcare expenditures. In this study, we surveyed the determinants of health expenditures in Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) countries.   Methods We us...

Convergence of Real Per Capita GDP within East Asian and Middle East Countries: Panel Unit Root Evidence

This paper examines convergence of real GDP per capita in the selected East Asian countries and this relationship with selected Middle East countries during the period 1950-2009. The reason behind this refers to the fact that East Asia countries (including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and South Korea) have been involved in achieving success arising from regi...

Macro Determinants of Infant Mortality in ECO Countries: Evidence from Panel Data Analysis

Background Infant mortality rate is widely used to assessing the health status of population in both developing and developed countries. The aim of this study was to identify the main factors affect infant mortality rate in ECO countries for the years 2005 to 2012. Methods A panel data model from ECO countries from 2005 to 2012 used to identify the some of key explanatory variables (GDP per cap...

The Effect of Tax Complexity on Economic Growth: A Dynamic Panel Data Model for Selected Developed Countries

One of the most important concerns of economists is identification of the economic growth determinants. Meanwhile, institutional factors are of important ones. This paper aims to empirically investigate the effect of tax complexity, as a determinant institutional factor of economic growth in 42 relatively developed economies during 2008-2016. The tax complexity variables include: the time spent...